Gun-sight.



OR 1927a545 F. R. KOENIG.

-GUN SIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, I917.

Patented Aug. 20

INVENTOR flank ,%er7y 7111111111111 Mil/1111111111 WITNESSES Y m R 0 T T A FRANK R. KOENIG, OF MASONVILLE, COLORADO.

GUN-SIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Application filed October 15, 1917. Serial No. 196,717.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK R. KOENIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Masonville, in the county of Larimer and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gun-Sights of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved gun sight and the principal object of the invention is to provide a gun sight which may be readily connected with a gun barrel and which will include a tubular sleeve or housing in which the sight proper may be placed, the sight in the present instance being of the rotatable type.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this gun sight that the sight proper while rotatably mounted in the housing may be easilv removed for cleaning purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gun sight which will be very elfective in operation and which will be comparatively simple in construction.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the gun sight and a portion of a gun barrel in side elevation,

Fig. 2 is a view showing a gun sight and a portion of a gun barrel in top plan,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the improved gun sight, and

Fig. 4 is a view showing the improved gun in end elevation.

'lhis gun si ht includes a tubular bodv 10 provided with foot or base 11 fitting into the undercut seat 12 of the gun barrel 13 to releasablv mount the sight upon the gun barrel and permit of its removal when so desired. This body is provided with a removable section l l positioned intermediate its length and releasably held in place by the fastener or screw 15, the removable section serving to rotatably mount the pin or stem 16 of the sight proper. This pin 16 extends transversely through the tubular body and carries the multiple sight 17, the sight being provided with a plurality of points to be used according to the choice of the person using the gun. In order to rotate the stem to bring the desired sighting point uppermost there has been provided. a turning head 18 and in order to hold the sight in the adjusted position, there has been provided a ratchet 19 carried by the stem and engaged by the pawl. It will thus be seen that the stem may be rotated to bring a desired sight point uppermost and by stopping rotation with one of the abutment shoulders of the ratchet in engagement with the pawl, it can be accurately determined when the sight is in the proper position.

By looking through the tubular body a better aim can be obtained.

What is claimed is 1. A gun sight comprising a tubular body, having a section removable at a point intermediate the length of the body, a stem extending through the body and engaged by said removable section to rotatably mount the stem, and sighting means carried by the stem within the body.

2. A gun sight comprising a tubular body having a removable section, a stem extending transversely through the body with the removable section engaging the stem to rotatably mount the stem, means for holding the removable section in place, and sighting means carried by the stem within the body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK R. KOENIG. lVitnesses:

H. B. HAMMOND, J. M. HAMMOND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G." 

